Maniac

Top-down action roguelike with stolen vehicles and escalating police chases

Transhuman Design · Published by Skystone Games · Released Mar 28, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 1,875
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 2; peak 24h 5
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 years ago; Jul 12, 2024

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Maniac?

This top-down, single-player action roguelike takes place in an open city, where police pursue you as you cause destruction. In each run, you shoot, take vehicles, and set off chain-reaction explosions. Characters, gear, and vehicle upgrades can be unlocked.

For you if...

+you like fast, chaotic shooting mixed with driving
+you enjoy replaying runs to unlock characters and upgrades
+you prefer city destruction to a guided story

Not for you if...

−you want a substantial story or guided missions
−you dislike repeating similar runs to make progress
−you prefer calm action over constant police pursuits

What players say

91% of 1,875 reviews are positive

Players praise the destructive runs and escalating police chases. The most common complaints are repetition, limited depth, and slow unlocks. Some players also report inaccurate shooting and controller problems.

Screenshots and trailer

Maniac system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (SP1+)
Processor: X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics: DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 65
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Hebrew.